eFolio Information

1. eFolio Information RN-BSN, RN-BSN/MSN and MSN Students

2. About the eFolio The eFolio is a repository of documents and artifacts which support your professional development, documents your clinical competence, and maps course assignments to professional and School of Nursing outcomes.

3. Purchasing the eFolio • All RN-BSN, RN-BSN/MSN and MSN students are to purchase a subscription to the eFolio when they register for NUR-500: Seminar in Clinical Competence. • The eFolio is purchased from http://bookstore.mbsdirect.net/TESC.HTM • You will receive a "key" electronically that will give you access to the portfolio. • Your access key is used only once to create a new account. Your email address and the password you create are then your login credentials. Please keep your email current. Your account is active for one year from the date you create it. • You will be reminded to renew 30 days prior to the expiration. Payment will be made via a link provided to you by the company CurveShift. If you do not renew, your account will become inactive and you will not have access to it. Your data will be kept safe for a period of three years. • You may keep your eFolio after graduating by continuing to renew your account annually. • Students are only required to purchase the eFolio one time and then renew the subscription yearly until completion of the program. • For help at anytime, email help@efolioglobal.com NOTE: The College help desk does not support this application

4. Accessing the eFolio You will need to use Mozilla Firefox as your browser. A free download is available here: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/ Or http://www.google-chrome.todownload.com Once you have Firefox, or Google Chrome use the address below to access eFolio global: www.efolioglobal.com Enter your user name and password to get started

5. Where Do I Start? • The eFolio is organized by Folders • Every student is set up with two system folders (COPA Model Competencies & MSN Outcomes). • RN-BSN students will use the COPA Model Competency folder only.  • RN-BSN/MSN students and MSN students will use the COPA Model Competencies folder & MSN Outcomes folder. • Do not create new folders as the documents placed into them will not appear in the final eFolio generated at the end of the course. Use only the folders provided.

6. Adding Work to your eFolio On this page there are several steps to complete before hitting the Submitbutton at the bottom of the screen. • Choose actions • Choose work • Choose the add button at the top left hand side of the page • Type in the title of your artifact (work) • Select the Complete radio button in the Status Section (feedback on artifacts is given in the course not in the eFolio) • Add a sentence or two in the Details Section. Use this section to describe what is contained in your artifact. This information will gain increased importance as your eFolio grows in size. • Choose attach file-> click on add on the left hand side of the page. • Browse to select the work that you want to add • Upload the selected artifact Helpful Tips: • Work must be in the "Complete" status mode in order for it to appear in the portfolio when you generate it. • Choose the appropriate folder you want the work to be placed in by clicking on it.

7. Adding Work to your eFolio • In the Standards Section choose the standard that is best demonstrated by your artifact. • You can select more than one standard by holding the Control (CTL) key or Command key, if using a MAC. • Once you have selected the standard, drag and drop it over to the Standards Selected Column. • After all the standards have been selected, click on the Submit button on the left hand side bottom of the page. See Screenshot (next slide)

10. Helpful Tips • If COPA or MSN Outcomes Folders are not located in the scroll down box, email help@efolioglobal.com • DO NOT leave any document in draft or ready for feedback status, choose COMPLETE only for status option • DO NOT select an advisor as your mentor has already been assigned to your eFolio. After you submit your work you may see the following information->Advisor(s) not selected. Your work will not be visible to advisor(s). Select 'yes' to proceed anyways, or 'no' to assign an advisor. Select YES and continue.

11. Tips for Adding your Work to Standards • COPA Competencies • Each COPA competency must have a minimum of one artifact • All assignments completed in NUR-500 must also be assigned to a COPA Competency Standard • MSN Outcomes • Each MSN outcome must have a minimum of five documents uploaded into the eFolio by the end of the MSN program • Assignments are to be uploaded into your eFolio after each MSN course is completed to ensure that the eFolio is kept up to date

12. Editing artifacts in your work folder • Before you generate your eFolio you can edit your work. • Go into your work folder->click on the blue hyperlink on the artifact that you want to edit. • Click on the Edit Completed Work button on the lower left hand side of the page • Make the necessary changes • Click on the Submit button on the lower left hand side of the page.

13. The Reflection Option • After you submit your work you will see a screen with a textbox for reflection. This is an optional assignment. • If you elect to include this information-> Explain in a few words why this work exhibits the Standards you selected and why you want to include it in the documentation of your learning. • MSN students, in particular, may want to include this information as it may help you with the synthesis paper at the conclusion of the MSN program.

14. Generating Your eFolioNOTE: Only perform these steps after you have added all work to your folder. • Choose the portfolio tab on the left hand side of the page • Select By Standards • Choose the add button on the top left hand side of the page • Add your name and program competencies (either COPA Model Competencies or MSN Outcomes) in the section labeled Name of Portfolio • Select a Program whose standards will be demonstrated (either the COPA competencies or MSN) • Drag and drop over to the Selected Programs Column • Select a theme for your eFolio • Add a picture to your eFolio by clicking on attach file in the Files Section • Click on add on the left hand side of the page • Browse to select the picture that you want to add • Upload the selected picture. • In the Title Page Text box type in your biography and portfolio purpose.

15. Selecting a Photo for your eFolio • As your eFolio represents you as a registered professional registered, as well as a Thomas Edison State College School of Nursing student, please select a photo of yourself that is of a professional and tasteful nature. • In order to resize the photo for your eFolio ,you need to use photo editing software. Here is a link that describes several free programs you can use:http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/pixelbasedwin/tp/freephotoedw.htm • If you need additional help with resizing your photo, please contact Learning Central at help@efolioglobal.com

16. Generating Your eFolio • When you are ready to generate your eFolio-> click on the Generate a New Portfolio on the bottom left hand side of the page. • As a requirement of the TESC program you must generate an eFolio. You are not required to publish your eFolio. A generated eFolio is password protected. A published eFolio is available for public viewing. • When generated, your portfolio will appear under the Portfolios tab-> By Standards.

19. Editing your eFolio • If you add another piece of work to either the COPA Model Competency or MSN Outcomes folder, it will not automatically be added to the eFolio you have just generated. Portfolios are snapshots of your work at the time you make it. To have all old plus any new works included in your eFolio, you will need to generate a new portfolio. The date/time made will indicate the latest version and you can delete the earlier attempt(s), if you so desire. • You can edit limited information in your eFolio by clicking on the blue hyperlink for your generated eFolio-> click on edit button on the top right hand side of the screen.

20. Editing your eFolio • The only items you can edit in a generated eFolio are: • Your picture • Information in the textbox ( this contains your biography and eFolio Purpose) • You can also remove some artifacts from your eFolio by removing the check marks next to the artifact. Scroll down the page to see this area. • When you are ready to generate this edited eFolio, click on the Submit button on the bottom left hand side of the page.

21. Publishing your eFolio • After everything is to your satisfaction in yourPortfolio, By Standardsyou may publish it, recognizing that it is available for public viewing . • Go under Portfolios, By Standards, and your eFolio link will be visible. • Click on this link to view the portfolio and then click on the Edit button on the right hand side of the page. • Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click in the box for Publish Portfolio. • When you publish the portfolio, it creates an html address that you can save and share with others. This web address in located in the address bar. Anyone who has the address can see the portfolio. On a PC, right click on the address which copies that address. • Once it is published, your portfolio can now also be found under Portfolios, Published Portfolios In this list, you can use the pdf button to make a downloadable pdf file. This downloaded pdf version can be saved on your computer and then dropped on a flash drive or burned on a CD.

22. Assistance is Available If you need assistance, please feel free to email Learning Central at help@efolioglobal.com

23. Academic Integrity eFolios are the work of the individual student, who is considered the author of the work. A student who borrows, uses, or copies other students’ work, and represents it as their own, is plagiarizing. This is in violation of the College’s Academic Code of Conduct Policy, and the student will be subject to this policy.